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SQL Server Tools includes storage engine that includes a complete set of graphical tools and command prompt utilities that allow users, programmers, and administrators. SSMS, SSRS, SSIS & SSAS are most commonly used tools.

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SQL Server 2005 and Disk drive allocation unit size to 64K - any benefit or performance?
You may be aware that or seen within your Database platform about slower disk performance than expect having multiple disks in Windows Server 2003 environment when you use a hardware-based redundant array of independent disks (RAID) or a software-based Read More...
SQL Server databases - checkpoint, cache and I/O request - what you need to know?
Have you ever wondered about flushing databases? Well not quite possible to flush it straight away and not a best practice too on the live server, so what it is about and you need to know about transactions state when they occur. Say when the changes Read More...
SQL Server Clustering get pre-installation information and choose the best practices for your environment
Before installing the SQL Server cluster there must be a checklist in order to ensure you haven't compromised on any hardcore requirement. In this regard Microsoft suggests the hardward that must be listed on this Windows Catalog and Hardware Compatibility Read More...
How SQL Server manages when a database is created in terms of I/O and disk usage?
One of the best features you have in the SQL Server is to create database data file (additional) on fly without having a slow performance affect on existing connections. But think about how SQL Server manages to use server threads for the data file that Read More...
Vote now: Index defragmentation best practices for SQL Server 2005 documentation - feedback received from Microsoft
May 25 2007- From the snippet of Tibor Karaszi , SQL Server MVP I have raised a feedback form on Connect.Microsoft website to get newer version (SQL Server 2005) about Index Defragmentation Best practices information. Vote your interest to get newer documentation Read More...
DBCC EXTENTINFO - unused pages in these extents (undocumented)
When it comes to resolving table fragmentation, the basic checkout you perform is to run DBCC INDEXDEFRAG or even run DBCC DBREINDEX statements. As per the default configuraiton SQL Database Engine allocates a new extent to an allocation unit only when Read More...
Error = [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Unexpected EOF encountered in BCP data-file
When you use BCP then you would definelty get to see this error "Unexpected EOF encountered in BCP data-file". Not only that I have seen this as one of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) and for a moment you might be thinking why there is an end of Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Service pack 2 re-release & too many builds
I feel like there is lot of confusion ( new users ) in deciding which build to apply after the re-release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack2 during the month of March 2007. So here is the list of references I would like to share in explaining what is what Read More...
I/O what I want to know - a newbie question
I/O means Input and Output in simple terms, but in SQL Server world it has a vast significance to handle for performance and tuning. Here are few I/O basics chapters that will help the new users in SQL Server to understand : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/sqlIObasics.mspx Read More...